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HF7 Vol..!: No. 17. " - Salisbury, N. C.f Wednesday, April 19th, 1905.
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AUEMARLE news.
A Big Mortgage1. The Democratic iPciina-
deslnata a TiUKet
- Stainiy,Sntei'irtse,'AprH mh
-::Albeflarl incompletely at the
i jdeiby of llie carnival this week.
Mif, O'Neal h as taken charge of
; the -depot .h, Mr. B-irringer, of
k Graqffo Vuarrv, succeeding ti
vacancy at Norwood. Mr, Ross,
the retiring agent at this place,
, will rest up awhile tepore taking
. other work. 7
Some of our "citizens have con
verse with officials of the pro
posed -;Swthbound Railway, and
Jiive heard positive expression
that the road will l built. Ii
is a safe surmise that the com
pany wants to make the Yadkin
Narrows one of the objective
points.
The Gpncord correspondent to
Charlotte Observer says : The
Whitney Reduction Company ;is
having registered in this county a
mortgage for $5,000,000, given to
"the New York ffiist Company.
The mortgage contains . 20,OQ0
words, ,
- T.S.Parker contemplates the
erection of two brick stores to
join his present building on Sec
ond street now occupied by Grant
Brothers, thotrgh plans have not
fully developed. At this writing
we have been unable to gather
particulars irom Mr. Parker.
The Democratic primary- on
Monday evening resulted in the
nomination of a good ticket,
which will be elected in fuU at
the municipal election in Mav.
After a lively voting, contest, in
which perfect harmony prevailed,
the following were declared . nom
inees of the convention, viz:
' Mayor, J. M. Harris ; Commis
sioners, J. M. Morrow, A. F. Biles,
A. L. Patterson, M. F. Little, G.
R, McCain.
Distriot Deputy Whitehead
4 Kluttz, of Salisbury, visited, the
Norwood lodge K. of P. last week,
and was accompnined from this
i place by Chancellor Commander
Boycott, Mr. Kluttz, while here,
' donated five volumes to the ,Win
demere mill, which already has
an interesting aud valuable col
. Vlection of books. It is a matter
of note that the operatives take
advantage of the opportunity af
forded .them, as the books are.
widely read by them.
A Spencer Official Robbed.
Mr. Davis, a special yard offi
t cer at Spencer, had an unusual
experience one night last week.
"V lie discovered several tramps on a
box car, ordered them down
; and failing to obey he made an
effort to bring them down . Being
alone he made the mistake of go
ing after them. When on the car
r the tramps proceeding to get busy,
' took his pistol, . nearly $30 in
' cash, and caused him to keep their
company until'the train reached
Lexington. They made, him get
down on one side of the car while
they got down on the other and
made their escape.
Robbed and Left For Dead.
' . The story of th good Samari
v tan Has beerf actually exem plied
in our midst during the . last . few
'days. Valentine Brawashock, an
Anatraliau. while in a narrow
f defile. Rock Cot, ou- the Western
N.C.Rail way las t Wed n esday. night
wn.ti : wounded. ' robbed and left
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for dead. He was found and cared
for by people iu the' neigbor hood
' and then removed to Salisbury
J and is being taken care of by the
county." He claims o have been
attacked by a negro, and - was
t? cash. Our Verbis correspondent
v'MiveiBome -particulars of the-oc-
'M ottrtence.
RAILROA ELECTIQNO FOR LEXINGTON.
Death of Mrs. Hege. A Company Formed
to Manufacture iron Beds.
texington Dispatch, April 12th.
The registration books for the
railway bond election opened
Thursday. An entirely new reg
istration is ordered for Lexington,
Cotton Giove and Midway town
ships, and in order to vote yon
must register.
A barrel of blockade liquor was
seized near th (premises of Jerry
Biesicker, a..few milea north of
town, early last Thursday morn
ing. The seizure was made by
Revenue Officer Banks; of Greens
boro, assisted by the local police
of Lexington, and a wabn was
inoludeed with the barrel of
liquor.,,
"'At a recent meeting of the
parties interested in the establish
ment of a plant for the manufac
ture of irop- bedsteads here an or
ganization was ""effected and the
fcllowiug.officers elected : W. M.
Koontz? president; 3. M. Thomp
son, vlqe president T. M. pall,
secretary and treasurer. Appli
cation fcr a charter was made and
iu is expectea to ne received in a
few days.
The death of- Mrs. Triphena
Therea Hege, which took place
at her home on Main street Tues
day morning at 10:30 o'clock,
marked the passing of one of the
oldest and most highly respected
christian women of Lexington.
Her death came as a shock to
many persons, as she was taken
ill only on Thursday afternoon of
last week and it was not known
that this illness was of - a serious
nature,
A young white man; who. lpoks
to be about twenty years of age,
was committed to jail here Sat
urday night on a charge of as
sault with intent to commit rape
on a little four-year-old white
girl, the daughter of M. C. Darr.
The man's name is Moses Lewis,
and the crime with which he is
charged is alleged to have been
committed one day last week.
All the parties reside at Thomas-
vill.e, where, it is said, Lewis has
been employed in a furniture fac
tory. A preliminary hearing was
held before J. C. Keen, Esq., who
deemed the evidence against
Levis sufficient to warrant him
in binding Lewis over to court".
The Extension of the Rural Mail Delivery
Service.
Over 5,000 new rural routes
were established in the various
States and Territories during the
ten months end ng. April 1, last,
and over 1,000 additional routes
were authorized and will be put
into operation within the next
sixty days, according to a bulle
tin made public today by Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General De
Graw. At this rate it will be but
a comparatively brief time until
every rural community in the
country sufficiently populated to
justify the service will have rural
delivery.
Postmaster General Cortelyou
said today that the policy, of ex
tension would be continued, and
that there would be no change save
that an effort toward economy
would be made wherever possible
without curtailing the service.
On April 1 there were "29,990
rural routes in operation as against
24,568 June 30, 1904. Petitions
for additional routes to the num
ber of 4,521 are pendiug, add of
these 1,016 have been authorized
and will be Startbd within sixty
clays. .
The rural service has not as yet
been extended, fto the insular
poiseieioni of the United States.
A NP.W BANK FOR CONCORD.
Some Things of Local Interest Clipped
From the Concord Times.
Robert Hall, of the Enochville
section, tells'us that much of the
cotton land in that neighborhood
will be planted in corn this year.
He thinks cotton acreage has been
reduced 50 per cent.
Of an accident which befell
Jfrs. C. " B. 'McNairy, formerly
Miss Li llie Nussman, of Rowan
county, the Lenoir Topic says :
Mrs. Dr. McNairy fell Monday
and dislocated her hip again' It
will be remembered that she met
with this same accident about
Christmas and she was just getting j
so she could get about.
Robert R. Corzme died in a
Salisbury hospital last Saturday
night. He was taken up there
only a few days before, and his
death was the result of meningitis.
Mr. Corzine was 44 years of age,
and leaves a wife and one child.
He wasdeliveryman at the Cannon
4 Fetzer Co., for sevetal years,
and was a good man. The ro-
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mains were brought to Conord
Sunday and interred in the ceme
tery. 1
The new Concord bank, the
Citizens' Bank & Trust Co., open
ed its doors for public business
Saturday, and the beginning was
exceedingly encouraging to the
management. This bank has put
in the very latest equipment in
safes and vault, and has adopted
the latest and most improved
of bankbook-keeping. They haVe
a safety deposit vault for the ben
efit of the public, in which safety
boxes are rented by the year at a
very small sum. W. H. White,
cashier of the First National Bank
of Salisbury, spent Saturday here
aiding the new Hank to get start
ed off in good shape. The officers
of the Citizens' Bank & Trust Co.,
are among our best business men,
as the following will show: Presi
dent, A. Jones Yorke ; Vice Presi
dent, H, L. Parks ; cashier, C. B.
Wagoner; bcok-keeper, John Fox.
; Improper Use of Telephones.
Among the new laws of the
State of Maine is one entitled, in
part, an act "to prevent the im
proper use of telephones." This
promises well, and reader scans
the text with eager interest to see
if it prohibit! what seems to him
improper use. He finds that
"whoever without reasonable
cause or provocation shall wil
tully and wantonly or malicous
ly vex, irritate, harrass, or tor
ment any person by communrcd
tions to or conversation with sucn
person over or by means of tele
phone, or shall call out any fire
department, police department,
or other department or any
portion or persons thereof, by in
tentionally giving a false alarm
or call to such department,
or to any officer or member
thereof, "by means of any tele
phone line or lines, shall . be
punished by imprisonment or a
fine not exceeding $500." Now,
this is well, so far as it goes, but
it does not seem to go far enough,-
It does not forbid, under heavy
pain and penalties, eaves-dropping
on party lines. It does not touch
the curious and impent person,"
who cuts into your conversation
not meant for bis ears. , It still
allows the hello girl to talk back
and to put you off at will with
the statement from which there
is no appeal. "LihaV- busy.
And it permits the jpersoh "with,
a long and inconsequential story
to tell or a lot of gossip to retail
to hold the line as long as he or
she wants. Nor does this exhaust
the list of irtfpropet nffeV 5f the
telephones not covered by tfte new
A MAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. '
Louis Sheets 6iven a Birthday Dinner.
Mr?. Kluttz Better.
Verble, April 18. Very few of
the farmers around here have
planted any corn to amount to
anything.
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Lours Sheets was given a birthday-
supper Saturday evening by
his friends.
Mrs. Jacob Kluttz, who hai a
severe fall some time ago, and
who has been since very low from
the effects of it, is some better.
There was preaching at Gay's
Chape! last Sunday at 11 o'clock.
There will be preaching there the
3rd Sunday in May at 11 o'clock.
L. P. Lucas had very sick mule
Sunday. But after the usual rem
edies were given, he got well. .
An unknown white man was
found beside the Western .N. C.
railroad, just above the 6 mile
cut, one night last week with a
hole knocked in his head. He
was found by the watchman of
the cut lying in a pool of blood.
When he regained consciousness
he stated that he was attacked
and knocked down with a rock, or
some other hard instrument. He
iB getting better, but is still in a
bad condition. It is not known
who his assailent was.
Sunday school will be organized
at Gay's Chapel next Sunday at
9 o'clock. Saturn.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Observer says that a man
who gives up his seat to a woman
is entitled to at least a nod of
thanks, and he is. This recoils a
beautiful, custom that 20 years ago
prevailed iuf at least one South
Carolina community. In sthat
town a man who considered him
self a gentleman never passed a
lady on the street without raising
his hat. No matter if he never
saw her before, his hat was raised
in simple acknowledgement of the
presence ef a lfdy; and the lady
always bowed in acknowledgment
oi the honor. JNo man ever
thought of presuming on that as
an introduction, n ne passed
the same lady day after day he
would raise his hat and she would
bow, but the greeting went no
further unless there was a formal
introduction. Now in other com
munities if a man raises his hat
to a lady without an introduction,
unless she wants to flirt with him
sh$ will regardjhis act as presump
tion and Qhe will be scorned.
StatesvUle Landmark.
About a year ago there was
much talk as to the legal residence
of ' Congressman Blackburn, it
being charged that he was a resi
dent of Greensboro and did not
live in this district. This charge
he and his friends indignantly
denied, and for appearance sake
Blackburn took up a temporary
residence at Wilkesboro. but soon
returned to Greensboro, which is
really his home; and last week
the commissioners of Wilkes, ac
cording to the Chronicle, remitted
all taxes charged against Black
burn, on the ground that he is not
a ressdent of Wilkesboro. There is
no law requiring a Congressman
to reside in the district he repre
sents, and so far as The Landmark
is concerned it is perfectly willing
for Blackburn to live in Greens
boro or anywhere, but inasmuch
as he is hot and has not been for
years a resident of the district,
he and his mends were very
foolish to try to make the con
trary appear. Statesville Land
mark. .
One Prof. Allman, hag opened a
dancing school in the Armory
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Hall and is meeting with iaocMt.
THE LUTHERAN PASTORS. AT SALEM.
A Missionary Service for Easter Monday.
Quarterly Meeting. .
Manning, April 17. The-Lutheran
Pastors' Association of
Rowan county was royally enter
tained here last Tuesday by the
Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Trexler at
the parsonage. The meeting was
socially, the most pleasant yet
held since the Association was or
ganized several years ago. Those
present were: The Revs. Cox.
Wilson, Harr, Bodie, Trexler,
Boozer, Miller, Morgan, Parker
and Ridenhour. Several mem
bers were absent, the Rev. Wertz
of China Grove, who was to have
read a paper on "Pastoral Courte
sy" was unavoidably detained at
home. Two new members were
received, the Revs. H. A. Trexler
and Theo. Parker. The Associa
tion will meet with the Rev. F.
M. Harr who is now living at the
late Dr. Coleman's handsome
residence near Rockwell, on Tues
day before the second Sunday in
July. One of the main objects of
the next meeting will be the es
tablishment of a colportage agency
here in Rowan county.
There will be an Easter Mission
ary exercise at Salem Easter Mon
day of more than ordinary inter
est. The songs and recitations by
the band of Missionary children
will be excellent. The programme
as arranged for the day by Mrs,.
Rev; Trexler, and Mrs. Lit Lingle,
president of the society, is as fol
lows :
10 a. m. Anthem Bless the
Lord.
Devotional Exercises by Pastor.
Hymn Rockingham.
Recitations C oncert Prayer,
Chidren in the Church.
Hy m nMartyn .
Recitations Thtr Flowers keep
Easter, and the Children.
Hymn Olive's Brow.
Recitations Bring Flowers, The
Crowning Day, Let Me Go.
Dialogue If We Were Chinese
Children
Hymn Bealoth.
4Th Throat. T.illv Tn-Dav.
Hymn Greenville.
Address Rev. Thos. L. Parker.
Missionary Hymn.
Collection.
Doxology.
Benediction.
After the "social" hour,dinner,
etc.. the "Egg Hunt, ' the chiet
attraction for the children, will
take place. Dozens' of eggs will be
concealed about the church yard
and it will be amusing to specta
tors watching the children find
them.
A severe cold wave, accompa
nied by snow flunes struck us
yesterday afternoon. The mer
cury fell to the freezing point last
night. Considerable damage was
done to fruit, gardens, truck, po
tatoes, etc. Wheat does not show
any hurt.
The Councilmen of Salem will
hold their quartely meeting Sat
urday evening. At 3 p. mi pre
paratory service will be conduct
ed by the pastor, followed fcunday
by the Holy Communion.
Mrs. Caroline Bost is almost en
tirely kept to her bed now with
inflamatory rheumatism in her -I
feet. '. ' . . . ,.
S. L. Elliot-is in Statesville
this week attending - the Federal
court. .
Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Briggs were
over in Unity Sunday with rela
tive. W.L. S.
James B. Lanier, who has been
i in.. . inn .ill mj . n ... i a n ....
leave for New Mexico
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thi- week.
Mr. Lanier hopes to
health,
regain his
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ANOTHER URGE TREE CUT.
Mr. Trexler Builds a Saw Mill and Cotton
Gin. Other Items.
Gold Knob, April 17. Our
farmers are making good head
way with their crops. Some are
through planting corn and some
have just begun. We presume
that cotton planting will be next
on programme. -
Wheat and oats are looking
very well considering the chances.
From what we see now we have a
bright pospecti for a bountiful
harvest
Miss Lucy Barrier has returned
home from Davie county, where
she has been teaching school.
Miss Barrier will spend the sum
mer at home.
Your Uncle Lee had the sore
eyes last week: Couldn't hardly
see.
A slight snow fell, at this, place
Sunday evening. We don't know
how about the fruit, but we hope
for a good crop. .
Sunday school at St. Peter's
opened April 2nd with 128 enroll
ment. ..:
Our brother from Bostian's X
Roads is boasting on a large -tree
cut by one of his neighbors, ftow
we are not boasting, but T?. J G.
Trexler cut an old poplar- that
measured' 4 feet 'across the stump.
It made seven large fourteen-foot
logs and nine seven feet, which
sawed 2, 500 feet of square lumber.
Can you beat that?
N. B", Drury has moved into his
new residence up near Dunn's
mountains. v
P. A. Phillips hasvtyeated him
self to a neW corn planter. Mr.
Phillips is one of our best farmers
and is always Teady for new and
up-to-date farm implements.
Jno. H. A. Barger owns our
brag wheat fields this year. ,
Alex. Waller and family have
moved from Chestnut Hill to
his farm near here. After all
the farm is, the best place.
Mrs. Sophia Kluttz is on the
sick list. ' .
There will be communion ser
vices at St. Peter's E. L. Ofcurch
on Easter Sunday. , - : r
J. M. Trexler wilfjmild a 'cotton
gin and saw mill near the old
Garfield post office some time du
ring the summer.
Work at the Park Mining Com
pany has been suspended for a few
days
The Goodman Sawmill Co. has
moved their saw mill near this
place on C. M. Miller's land. The
Goodman Company, with a few
others have purchsed the Miller
lands from Surveyor C. M. Mil
ler of Salisbury. , ' '
' Seev your agent and subscribe
for the Watchman, only $1.00
per year, j ; ' Lee,
If Lee's story . about that . big
tree is correct, and .we- have no
desire to question his statement,
Rowan has certainly stppped up a
riptch or two in tree production.
Listen -. Seven 14 and nine 7-foot
logs from one tree,, a total of 161
feet, not including the branches.
Thiswould;meah, if thetje? Vai
double, a height, oi about
feet. En.
A man' wanted a nfctt at. .
Qlathendhad only Jgfcill.
lrulred$3 to getecef
took the $2 to a pawnshop,
raoa pawnea it tax s uia
way back to the station he met a
frionr? in whnm hfl sold theD&Wn
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$8. - Now, who's out that
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